Massage Therapy Schools in the Riverside area

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$44,760

massage therapists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$7,800

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Massage Therapy Schools in the Riverside area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Riverside: none within 10 miles; nearest 12.6 miles, farthest 42.5 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 4 list one: $7,800 to $15,500, middle $8,190 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 4 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 46 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 26 massage therapy awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $44,760 median for massage therapists ($21.52 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,320 to $96,240; 1,330 employed in the metro area; California median $45,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Somatherapy Institute School of MassageWIOA list	Rancho Mirage	WIOA list only	$8,190	Not reported		12.6
International School of Beauty Inc	Palm Desert	Certificate	$7,800	4 months	17	14.6
Milan Institute-Palm Desert	Palm Desert	Certificate	$15,500	9 months	9	15.6
San Bernardino Beauty College	San Bernardino	Certificate	$8,000	5 months	0	42.5

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 17 of them Massage therapy.
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